Ngokuba uJehova uyakushaya u -Israyeli njengohlanga oluzanyazanyiswa emanzini, asiphule u -Israyeli kuleli zwe elihle alinika oyise, abahlakazele ngaphesheya koMfula, lokhu benzile o-Ashera babo, bathukuthelisa uJehova.

Ngalokho emehlweni abo bonke abakwa -Israyeli, ibandla likaJehova , nasezindlebeni zikaNkulunkulu wethu funani nigcine yonke imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba nidle leli zwe elihle , nilishiye libe yifa labantwana benu emva kwenu kuze kube phakade.

Hhayi, madodana ami , akusilo izwi elihle engilizwayo lenekwa ngabantu bakaJehova.

Indlu enkulu wayembesa imisayipuresi, wayinameka ngegolide elihle , waqopha kulo amasundu namaketanga.

Wenza indlu engcwelengcwele ; yayimalungana nobubanzi bendlu ; ubude bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili , nobubanzi bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili ; wayinameka ngegolide elihle , lingamatalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha.

Hlanganyela nami ukuhlupheka njengebutho elihle likaKristu.

Kepha iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu uqobo , noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu owasithanda nowasipha ngomusa induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle,

Badelela izwe elihle, babengakholwa yizwi lakhe.

Izabelo zingehlele ezindaweni ezinhle, yebo, nginalo ifa elihle.

Ngokuba wayihlangabeza ngezibusiso zokuhle ; wafaka umqhele wegolide elihle ekhanda layo.

Hlabani ihubo, nithathe isigubhu nehabhu elihle nogubhu.

Abahlambalazi igama elihle enibizwa ngalo na?

Nogange lwawo lwakhiwe ngejaspi , nomuzi wawungowegolide elihle , linjengengilazi ecwebezelayo.

Ikhanda lakhe liyigolide elihle elicwengekileyo; isihluthu sakhe sinententezo, simnyama njengegwababa.

Imilenze yakhe iyizinsika zetshe elimhlophe ezisekelwe ezinyaweni zegolide elihle; ukubukeka kwakhe kunjengeLebanoni, kukhethekile njengemisedari.

nomlomo wakho njengewayin i elihle elihamba lehle kamnandi , lewuka ngezindebe nangamazinyo. Umnyeni:

Yeka ukufiphala kwegolid e nokuguquka kwegolide elihle ! Amatshe endlu engcwele ahlakazekile ezingosini zazo zonke izitaladi.

Amadodana anqabileyo aseSiyoni , elingene negolide elihle , yeka ukuthiwa kwawo ayizitsha zebumba, imisebenzi yezandla zombumbi!

Ukukhathazeka enhliziyweni yomuntu kuyayithobisa , kepha izwi elihle liyayithokozisa.

Inhliziyo eyenamileyo iyikhambi elihle , kepha umoya owaphukileyo uyomisa amathambo.

Igama elihle likhethekile kunengcebo enkulu, nomusa kunesiliva negolide.

Uyindluzelekazi ethandayo negogokazi elihle ; amabele akhe mawakudelise ngesikhathi sonke, weqiwe njalo luthando lwakhe.

kepha manje balangazelela elihle kunalelo , okungukuthi elasezulwini . Ngalokho uNkulunkulu akanamahloni ngabo ukuba abizwe ngokuthi uNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba ubalungisele umuzi.

banambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu namandla ezwe elizayo,

Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo , owayegqoka ezibubende nezelineni elihle, ezijabulisa imihla ngemihla etamasa.

ngehle ukuba ngibophule esandleni sabaseGibithe , ngibakhuphule kulelo zwe, ngibayise ezweni elihle elibanzi , izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi , indawo yamaKhanani , neyamaHeti, neyama-Amori, neyamaPherizi, neyamaHivi, neyamaJebusi.

Ngiyakwenza umuntu abe yigugu kunegolide elihle , yebo, umuntukazana kunegolide elicwengekileyo.

Kepha omsukelayo uyakwenza njengentando yakhe , akakho oyakuma phambi kwakhe; uyakuma ezweni elihle, abhubhise ngesandla sakhe.

Iyakungena nasezweni elihle , namanye amaningi ayakukhubeka , kepha lana ayakophulwa esandleni sayo : o-Edomi, noMowabi, nemvama yabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Lesi sithombe-ke, ikhanda laso liyigolide elihle , isifuba saso nezingalo zaso kuyisiliva, isisu saso namathanga aso kuyithusi,

Kolunye lwazo kwamila uphondo oluncane olwakhula kakhulu ngaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga, nangasezweni elihle.

intukuthelo kaJehova inivuthele , avale izulu , ukuze kungabikho mvula , izwe lingabe lisathela izithelo zalo, niphele masinyane ezweni elihle uJehova aninika lona.

Athatha ngezan dla zawo ezithelweni zezwe , azehlisela kithi , asibuyisela izwi, athi: Yizwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika lona.

Impela akuyikubona noyedwa walaba bantu balesi sizukulwane esibi izwe elihle engafunga ukubanika lona oyihlo,

Ake ngiwele, ngilibone izwe elihle elingaphesheya kweJordani , leyo ntaba enhle, neLebanoni.

Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu , wafunga ukuthi angiyikuwela iJordani nokuthi angiyikungena kulelo zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa lakho,

kepha ngimelwe ukufa mina kulelizwe , ngingaweli iJordani ; kodwa nina niyakuwela, nilidle lelo zwe elihle.

Wokwenza okulungile nokuhle emehlweni kaJehova ukuba kube kuhle kuwe, ungene ulidle lelo zwe elihle uJehova alifungela oyihlo

Uyakudla usuthe , umbonge uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezwe elihle akunike lona.

Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho useyakungenisa ezweni elihle , izwe elinemifudlana yamanzi , nemithombo, nezinzulu eziphuphuma ezigodini nasezintabeni,

Yazi-ke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akakuniki leli zwe elihle ukuba ulidle ngenxa yokulunga kwakho, ngokuba uyisizwe esintamo ilukhuni.

U-Abrahama wagijima, waya ezinkomeni, walanda ithole elihle nelinonileyo, walinika encekwini; yashesha ukulilungisa.

UJosefa wabahlalisa uyise nabafowabo , wabapha indawo ezweni laseGibithe, izwe elihle kunalo lonke , izwe likaRamsese, njengalokho uFaro ebayalile.

izwe laseGibithe lisebusweni bakho ; mhlalise uyihlo nabafowenu ezweni elihle kunalo lonke , ubahlalise ezweni laseGosheni ; uma uwazi phakathi kwabo amadoda anamandla, wabeke abe yizinduna zezinkomo zami.

Yebo, ngabaphakamisela isandla sami ehlane ukuba ngingabangenisi ezweni engangibanike lona , lichichima ubisi nezinyosi , elihle kunawo onke amazwe,

Ngalolo suku ngabaphakamisela isandla sami ukuba ngibakhiphe ezweni laseGibithe, ngibayise ezweni engangibafunele lona , lichichima ubisi nezinyosi, elihle kunawo onke amazwe.

Kuncane kini yini ukuklaba edlelweni elihle nize ninyathele ngezinyawo zenu okuseleyo kwedlelo lenu , nokuphuza amanzi acwebileyo nize nidunge aseleyo ngezinyawo zenu na?

Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Lapho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile eBabele , ngiyakunihambela, ngiqinise phezu kwenu izwi lami elihle ngokunibuyisela kule ndawo.

Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova, engiyakuliqinisa ngazo izwi elihle engilikhulume ngendlu ka-Israyeli nangendlu kaJuda.

Mina bengithi: Ngiyakukubeka kanjani phakathi kwabantw ana, ngikuphe izwe elinxanelekayo , ifa elihle kakhulu ezizweni ! Ngathi: Niyakungibiza ngokuthi Baba , ningabuyi ekungilandeleni.

Uma ngibeke igolide libe yithemba lami , ngathi egolideni elihle : Ngithemba wena;

yazini nokwazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu akasayikuzixosha lezo zizwe phambi kwenu, kepha zoba lugibe nesihibe kini , nenkalivasi ezinhlangothini zenu, nameva emehlweni enu , nize nibhubhe kuleli zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninike lona.

Kuyakuthi njengalokho zonke izinto ezinhle zenziwe kini akhuluma ngazo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kini , kanjalo uJehova ehlisele phezu kwenu zonke izinto ezimbi, aze anibhubhise kuleli zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninike lona.

Uma neqa isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akuyala ngaso , niye nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu , nibakhothamele, intukuthelo kaJehova iyakunivuthela, nibhubhe masinyane ezweni elihle aninike lona.

bakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, bathi: Izwe esalidabula ukulihlola liyizwe elihle kakhulu.

Ngiyakubahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe zonke abangazazanga . Izwe selichithekile emva kwabo , ukuze kungabikho muntu odlulayo nobuyayo , ngokuba benza izwe elihle laba yincithakalo.

Igama elihle lingcono kunamafutha amahle , nosuku lokufa lungcono kunosuku lokuzalwa.